Feeding and Biotic Potential of Coccinellid Predators on Coriander Aphid

Pappu Lal Dalal *

Department of Entomology, SKN College of Agriculture (SKNAU), Jobner-303329, India.

Akhter Hussain

Department of Entomology, SKN College of Agriculture (SKNAU), Jobner-303329, India.

Sanju Piploda

Department of Entomology, SKN College of Agriculture (SKNAU), Jobner-303329, India.

Heera Kumari

Department of Entomology, SKN College of Agriculture (SKNAU), Jobner-303329, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

The work on feeding and biotic potential of coccinellid predators on coriander aphid was studied under ambient laboratory condition at the Department of Entomology, SKN College of Agriculture (SKNAU), Jobner and observed that the first, second, third and fourth instar grubs of Coccinella septempunctata were consume 33.60, 55.22, 129.11 and 193.88 aphids during their respective stages. A grub of C. septempunctata consumed 411.13±10.82 aphids during its total life span. The adult male and female beetles consumed 1425.50±231.82 and 1983.25±177.92 aphids during their adult longevity with daily aphid consumption ability of 54.35±2.95 and 64.14±3.90 aphids per day, respectively.

Keywords: Feeding, coriander, aphid


How to Cite

Dalal , Pappu Lal, Akhter Hussain, Sanju Piploda, and Heera Kumari. 2024. “Feeding and Biotic Potential of Coccinellid Predators on Coriander Aphid”. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 46 (7):419-23. https://doi.org/10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i72595.